Results

Total Results: 455 records

Showing results for "blood stool test".

101. Late Anemia Following Rh Disease in a Newborn | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/late-anemia-following-rh-disease-newborn
     June 17, 2010 - The treatment plan was for regular blood draws to assess the ongoing stability of hemoglobin and bilirubin … Noting the reduction in hemoglobin from the last visit, a repeat hemoglobin test was ordered that came … recognized that the infant had active Rh hemolytic disease, and he was admitted to the hospital for blood … Prenatally, fetal bilirubin crosses the placenta and is conjugated by the mother's liver and excreted in her stool … Care Providers Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Neonatology and Intensive Care Diagnostic Test

102. Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/wireless-motility-capsule/research-protocol
     March 14, 2012 - individuals with diabetes and gastroparesis, digestion of food is unpredictable, and wild swings in blood … Investigation with colonoscopy is indicated if fecal occult blood or iron deficiency anemia are detected … Some experts thought that it would likely be a complementary test rather than an independent test for … , sex, race, weight, prior testing, type of disease [diabetic, idiopathic, etc.], use of narcotics, blood … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews.

103. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49704/psn-pdf
     March 01, 2014 - He also received two blood transfusions and two doses of intravenous immunoglobulin in the neonatal … The treatment plan was for regular blood draws to assess the ongoing stability of hemoglobin and bilirubin … Noting the reduction in hemoglobin from the last visit, a repeat hemoglobin test was ordered that came … , fetal bilirubin crosses the placenta and is conjugated by the mother's liver and excreted in her stool … First, maternal blood typing and use of Rho(D) immunoglobulin have made maternal Rh isoimmunization

104. Session 1 | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/long-term-care/resource/facilities/ltc/mod1sess1.html
     October 01, 2014 - She has high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis. She is also being treated for depression. … Recently she had diarrhea, was incontinent of liquid stool, was placed in adult briefs, and nursing assistants … Stool tests showed that she had a bowel infection with Clostridium difficile . … Her blood pressure had been normal for her at 130/80, but her pulse rate was higher than her usual 70 … Make sure that needed equipment is available—the blood pressure cuff and stethoscope, the pulse oximeter

105. Table 4.17. Comparison of Clinician Responses to the Pre- and Postintervention Survey Indicating That They Recommend Various CRC Screening Modalities or Believe They Are Effec | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/crcscreeningrpt/crcscreentab4-17.html
     April 01, 2018 - FOBT 46.2 39.0 0.491 71.7 82.5 0.225 FIT 15.7 36.6 0.021 41.5 80.5 0.000 Stool … 58.5 61.0 0.808 DRE 49.1 53.7 0.658 34.0 31.7 0.818 Key: FOBT = fecal occult blood … test; FIT = fecal immunochemical test; Flex Sig = flexible sigmoidoscopy; Virtual CX = virtual colonoscopy

106. Part 2: Trends in Priorities of the Heckler Report—Care for Cancer | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
     ce.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/research/findings/nhqrdr/2014chartbooks/hispanichealth/part2-cancer.html
     May 01, 2018 - Measure Most Recent Disparity Disparity Change Men and women ages 50-75 who report that they had a blood … stool test in the past year, sigmoidoscopy in the past 5 years and blood stool test in the past 3 years … Effective screening modalities include fecal occult blood testing (FOBT), FOBT with flexible sigmoidoscopy … 100,000 women age 20 and over Worse Narrowing Men age 75+ without prostate cancer who had a PSA test

107. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2012 - individuals with diabetes and gastroparesis, digestion of food is unpredictable, and wild swings in blood … decrease in a person’s normal frequency of stools that is accompanied by straining, difficulty passing stool … Investigation with colonoscopy is indicated if fecal occult blood or iron deficiency anemia are detected … Test failure (unable to read test results) 2. … sex, race, weight, prior testing, type of disease [diabetic, idiopathic, etc.], use of narcotics, blood

108. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wireless-motility-capsule_research-protocol.pdf
     March 14, 2012 - individuals with diabetes and gastroparesis, digestion of food is unpredictable, and wild swings in blood … decrease in a person’s normal frequency of stools that is accompanied by straining, difficulty passing stool … Investigation with colonoscopy is indicated if fecal occult blood or iron deficiency anemia are detected … Test failure (unable to read test results) 2. … sex, race, weight, prior testing, type of disease [diabetic, idiopathic, etc.], use of narcotics, blood

109. Wireless Motility Capsule Versus Other Diagnostic Technologies for Evaluating Gastroparesis and Constipation: A Comparative Effectiveness Review | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/wireless-motility-capsule/research-protocol
     December 01, 2019 - individuals with diabetes and gastroparesis, digestion of food is unpredictable, and wild swings in blood … Investigation with colonoscopy is indicated if fecal occult blood or iron deficiency anemia are detected … Some experts thought that it would likely be a complementary test rather than an independent test for … , sex, race, weight, prior testing, type of disease [diabetic, idiopathic, etc.], use of narcotics, blood … Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews.

110. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_consumer.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - 15 times) throughout the day and night � Cramping and pain in your belly that may be severe � Blood … Vancomycin (Vancocin®) ��Nausea ��Pain in the belly ��Low potassium in the blood Fidaxomicin (Dificid … ®) ��Nausea ��Low white blood cell count ��Vomiting (neutropenia) ��Pain in the belly ��Bleeding in … To do this, your health care professional takes a small amount of stool containing healthy bacteria … The stool may come from a close family member or from a healthy donor from a stool bank.

111. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/c-difficile-update_consumer.pdf
     May 01, 2017 - 15 times) throughout the day and night � Cramping and pain in your belly that may be severe � Blood … Vancomycin (Vancocin®) ��Nausea ��Pain in the belly ��Low potassium in the blood Fidaxomicin (Dificid … ®) ��Nausea ��Low white blood cell count ��Vomiting (neutropenia) ��Pain in the belly ��Bleeding in … To do this, your health care professional takes a small amount of stool containing healthy bacteria … The stool may come from a close family member or from a healthy donor from a stool bank.

112. The Result Stopped Here | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/result-stopped-here
     December 01, 2006 - First, the physician ordered a C. difficile test but failed to look up the test result. … in delivering appropriate treatment.( 13 ) For microbiology, most institutions consider positive blood … applicable >=12.0 mg/dL High value could have higher threshold (eg, >15 mg/dL) White Blood … seconds) or may be specified relative to the normal range (eg, >3 times upper limit of normal) Blood … WebM&M Cases Delayed Recognition of a Positive Blood

113. Spotlight Case July 2008 (ppt file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/import/webmm.ahrq.gov.182_slideshow.ppt
     September 01, 2008 - Blood pressure was 117/75, pulse 112 (regular). … Stool was negative for occult blood. … Case C: Part 1—Initial Test Results Test Result WBC [white blood cell count] 2100/L band forms 40% … Results Test Result BUN 56 mg/dL Bilirubin 4.2 mg/dL AST/GGT (liver function tests) elevated Blood … malignancy, or systemic vasculitis When Diagnosis is Unclear In absence of infection, appropriate to test

114. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49870/psn-pdf
     August 10, 2019 - A fecal occult blood test was not performed. … looking at 438 patients who presented with visit codes of rectal bleeding, hemorrhoids, or bloody stool … Either a fecal occult blood test or a fecal immunochemical test could have been performed to confirm … Fecal occult blood test in patients on low-dose aspirin, warfarin, clopidogrel, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory … Fecal occult blood test performance indicators in warfarin-treated patients.

115. Psn-Pdf (pdf file)
     psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49451/psn-pdf
     June 01, 2004 - That night, the test result came back positive. … First, the physician ordered a C. difficile test but failed to look up the test result. … delays in delivering appropriate treatment.( 13) For microbiology, most institutions consider positive blood … cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=8563258 White Blood Cell Count -9/L >50 x 10-9/L Low … 120 seconds) or may be specified relative to the normal range (eg, >3 times upper limit of normal) Blood

116. Siminoff_ECCS2012 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/siminoff_eccs2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - .”  “Blood in the stool is the result of eating too many tomatoes.”  The most common concern of patients … ”    “Blood in  the stool  is an indication  of several  serious diseases.”  The most common

117. Siminoff_ECCS2012 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/siminoff_eccs2012.pdf
     January 01, 2012 - .”  “Blood in the stool is the result of eating too many tomatoes.”  The most common concern of patients … ”    “Blood in  the stool  is an indication  of several  serious diseases.”  The most common

118. An Easily Forgotten Tube | PSNet
     psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/easily-forgotten-tube
     June 01, 2016 - On hospital day 14, the patient's hemoglobin dropped by 2 g/dL, and dark red liquid stool was noted in … The heparin infusion was stopped, and the patient was transfused with two units of packed red blood cells … the Flexi-Seal fecal management system (ConvaTec); Bowel Management System (Hollister); and DigniCare Stool … anticoagulation, one wonders whether asking the patient about rectal pain or early signs of heme-positive stool … Fecal management systems, which involve rectal tubes that divert stool to an external collection bag,

119. Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities, Module 1 (pdf file)
     www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/publications/files/ltcmodule1.pdf
     June 01, 2012 - She has high blood pressure, diabetes, and arthritis. She is also being treated for depression. … Recently she had diarrhea, was incontinent of liquid stool, was placed in adult briefs, and nursing … Stool tests showed that she had a bowel infection with Clostridium difficile. … Sometimes liquid stool can come out around retained stool and appear to be diarrhea, so it is important … Vital Signs Vital signs include temperature, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and pulse rate.

120. Treating and Preventing C. difficile Infections | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
     effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/c-difficile-update/consumer
     November 01, 2020 - many as 15 times) throughout the day and night Cramping and pain in your belly that may be severe Blood … (Dificid ® ) Nausea Vomiting Pain in the belly Low red blood cell count (anemia) Low white … blood cell count (neutropenia) Bleeding in the stomach Probiotics To help keep your … To do this, your health care professional takes a small amount of stool containing healthy bacteria from … The stool may come from a close family member or from a healthy donor from a stool bank.